Like much in life, the difference between detonation and pre-ignition, and their effects, comes down to timing. Both refer to a situation when an engine's fuel/air mixture combusts at the wrong time, ...

Our second annual Ignition Schools awards recognizing the colleges and universities shaping future entrepreneurs and innovators arrives at a crucial crossroads for higher education. On one hand, ...

Faster, more intuitive web interface with integrated search, improved visual organization and unified configuration/diagnostic tools eliminate time-consuming ...

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two new genome editing technologies, ...

While having powerful projectiles is one important aspect of an effective military attack, one with greater precision is arguably more potent. With the advancement of smaller electronics, more ...

Noelle Acheson outlines the key blockchain innovations for payment programmability, and highlights their advantages and their risks. By redistributing creativity and responsibility, blockchains can ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

What’s a field-programmable analog array (FPAA), and how does it work? Dr. Jennifer Hasler, who carried out pioneering work on FPAAs at Georgia Tech, explains this analog device’s anatomy and workings ...

Abstract: This research paper explores the application of the Ignition Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system with the Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) within a ...